2 Samuel 23:7 Go deeper
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But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place. (KJV)
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וְאִישׁ֙ve.'Ishand anyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 1
יִגַּ֣עyi.Ga'[who] he will touch
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to touch
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 2
יִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'he will arm himself
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to fill
Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 3
בַרְזֶ֖לvar.Zeliron
Lemma: בַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) · Strong's: H1270
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: iron
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Leviticus 26:19, Numbers 31:22, Numbers 35:16, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1270; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 4
וְעֵ֣ץve.'Etzand [the] wood of
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tree: stake
Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:5, 2 Samuel 21:19, 1 Chronicles 20:5, Esther 2:23, Esther 5:14, Esther 6:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086J; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 5
חֲנִ֑יתcha.Nita spear
Lemma: חֲנִית (cha.nit) · Strong's: H2595
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: spear
Used 46 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:19, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 17:7, 1 Samuel 17:45, 1 Samuel 17:47, 1 Samuel 18:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2595; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 6
וּבָאֵ֕שׁu.va.'Eshand with <the> fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 7
שָׂר֥וֹףsa.Rofcertainly <to burn>
Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to burn
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 8
יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּyi.sa.re.Futhey will be burned
Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to burn
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 9
בַּשָּֽׁבֶת\׃\ \פba.Sha.vetat the dwelling
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶת (she.vet) · Strong's: H7675
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: seat
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:19, 2 Chronicles 9:18, Lamentations 3:63, Amos 6:3, Obadiah 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7675; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:7 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| [who] touches | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| them | → | |
| must be armed | → | מָלֵא H4390 to fill |
| with iron | → | בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron |
| or with the shaft | → | עֵץ H6086J tree: stake |
| of a spear | → | חֲנִית H2595 spear |
| The fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| burns them to ashes | → | שָׂרַף H8313 to burn |
| . . . | → | שָׂרַף H8313 to burn |
| in [the] place [where they lie] | → | שֶׁ֫בֶת H7675 seat |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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